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HARD EDIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- soft edit
1, record 1, English, soft%20edit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An edit that allows for data to be accepted by a computer system although the system has detected a problem with the data. 1, record 1, English, - soft%20edit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soft edits avoid the outright "rejection" of the data, which would occur with a hard edit. When a soft edit detects a problem, a message is usually displayed, printed, or written to a log. Contrast with Hard Edit. 2, record 1, English, - soft%20edit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vérification avec avertissement
1, record 1, French, v%C3%A9rification%20avec%20avertissement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vérification des données effectuée dans le but de détecter des erreurs. Lorsqu'un problème est décelé, un message d'erreur apparaît à l'écran, permettant à l'utilisateur de corriger l'anomalie. Ce message d'erreur n'entrave pas le déroulement du traitement. 1, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rification%20avec%20avertissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : vérification avec rejet 1, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9rification%20avec%20avertissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-11-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard edit
1, record 2, English, hard%20edit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any edit that will cause data to be "rejected" by a computer system. For example, if a hard edit detects that a field in a record is incorrect, the computer, through a program, will reject that record. Normally, an error message is displayed or written to an error log. Contrast with soft edit. 1, record 2, English, - hard%20edit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vérification avec rejet
1, record 2, French, v%C3%A9rification%20avec%20rejet
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vérification des données effectuée, un message d'erreur apparaît à l'écran, et le fichier affecté par le système. 1, record 2, French, - v%C3%A9rification%20avec%20rejet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antonyme : vérification avec avertissement. 1, record 2, French, - v%C3%A9rification%20avec%20rejet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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